>> reporter: after initially laughing, smith walked on stage and hit him. >> will smith is getting uphis chair to hit chris rock? half an hour or 45 minutes before he's going to win best actor? are you crazy? this can't be happening. >> reporter: pinkett smith had recently shared her struggle with alopecia. a longtime friend of chris rock tells abc news that rock did not know about her condition. >> my heart at that point was just in my stomach. because of everything about it and what it represented and what it looked like and who was involved. >> reporter: will packer led the first all-black production team for the oscars. he spoke exclusively to my colleague t.j. holmes. >> the lapd came and needed to talk to chris. and so they came into my office. and they were laying out very clearly what chris' rights were. and they were saying, this is battery. we will go get him, we are prepared. we're prepared to get him right now. you can press charges, we can arrest him. as they were talking, chris was -- he was being very dismissive of those options. and they said, you know, would you like

smith rolling right. dives and scores. >> curt: the hometown stallions take the lead with 23 seconds left. >> joel: it is a great read by j'mar smith on the outside. >> curt: first lead of the game for birmingham. and it is a four-point game. >> joel: they are trying to get the ball to victor bolden. on a speed play. 28 rodeo now. bolden is right here. he will take off to the flat. they are trying to pick for him. cuts, dives, puts the ball in the blue paint. excellent job by j'mar smith. he did not have his initial read. he did not panic. he did not just throw the ball away. scooby wright, flooded on the sideline. his quarterback just gave the hometown stallions a lead. >> curt: let's not lose sight of the kick by brandon aubrey. he never kicked in a football game before tonight. if he does not make it, it is a three-point game. now they need a touchdown. >> joel: i guess he is the pride of notre dame soccer right now as he comes in and makes the extra point. you know, it is interesting. brandon aubrey,

when will smith or even data pinkett smith or even data pinkett smith sit down in whatever form theysmith. 0k, chris rock speaking out will get more reaction and that might prompt will smith to speak out again and vice—versa so it's put a pin in it for now but it's definitely not the end of the story. we but it's definitely not the end of the story-— of the story. we will leave it there. thank _ of the story. we will leave it there. thank you _ of the story. we will leave it there. thank you very - of the story. we will leave it there. thank you very much | of the story. we will leave it i there. thank you very much for making the time for us.- making the time for us. thank ou. this is bbc news, a reminder of the headlines: condemnation after another atrocity in ukraine — at least 50 people are dead and hundreds more injured in a rocket attack on a train station. more help is on the way, with countries sending weapons including, for the first time, an air defence system. more now on the situation in ukraine, and president zelensky has been talking to cbs news in the united states, fo

keep in mind all of this unfolded because smith slapped rock following a joke about smith's wife.chris rock tells abc news that rock didn't know about jada's condition alopecia which causes hair loss. for the first time we're hearing from the lead producer of the oscars about what happened during sunday's show. he's talking only to abc about the behind the scenes chaos abc news reporter morgan norwood has the story. oscar's 2022 producer will packer is opening up about what happened behind the scenes on hollywood's biggest night after actor will smith slapped comedian chris rock on stage. he sat down for an exclusive interview with abc's tj holmes.

spend -- suspend will smith? they sa will spend -- suspend will smith?'s behaviour was unacceptable and harmful, and that it overshadowed the work of the many other nominees and winners, the event the oscars was supposed to be a celebration of the achievements of the film industry where it turned out to be dominated by the actions of one man, will smith, that moment that was seen around the world, of course, when he stormed on stage. a comedian told a joke about his wife that he didn't like. essentially that he didn't like. essentially thatis that he didn't like. essentially that is why the academy is coming forward with this punishment. a ten year ban which is perhaps a little more than some people had been expecting from the oscars. all of the other annual events that the academy puts on. has the other annual events that the academy puts on.— the other annual events that the academy puts on. has the academy admitted any _ academy puts on. has the academy admitted any fault _ academy puts on. has the academy admitted any fault of _ academy puts on. has

smith. do you have any idea what sort of actions the academy may take now that smith has resigned >> it is possible the academy could ban him from being nomfritted for future awards. >> reporter: and with more than a dozen projects as both actor and producer in the works and now with apple and a drama with netflix is rumored to be on ice after the infamous moment. hollywood insiders wonder who would still want to work with smith. >> everything is at risk when you do something so extreme in the public eye especially in today's media climate. at the same time you can't just flip a switch and destroy 30 years of reputation overnight. >>> denzel washington now speaking out saying he prayed with smith at the oscars following the incident according to variety saying where don't want to say what we talked about, but there for the grace of god go any of us who are we to condemn? soul-searching for one of hollywood's brightest stars. >> i think people are sympathetic to just how fragile this industry

unscripted joke about smith's wife jada pinkett smith's shaved head. >> jada, i love ya.g.i. jane 2," can't wait to see it, alright. >> reporter: pinkett smith has opened up about her battle with alopecia. a longtime friend of rock's says he didn't know about the condition. after the slap, will smith's reaction -- >> keep my wife's name out your [ bleep ] mouth! >> i'm going to, okay? >> reporter: -- brought reality crashing in. >> once i saw will yelling at the stage was such vitriol, my heart dropped. and i just remember thinking, oh, no. oh, no. not like this. and chris was keeping his head when everybody else was losing theirs. >> that was the greatest moment night in the history of television. okay. >> reporter: and even then, says packer, he needed to verify that what he and millions of others had just seen was real. >> i said, did he really hit you? and he looked at me and he goes, yeah. he goes, i just took a punch from muhammad ali, as only chris can. he was immediately in joke mode. but you could tell that he was very much still in shock. he was telling me, i'm

will smith just smacked the [ bleep ] out of me. >> reporter: in his resignation, smith calling his conduct, shocking, painful, and inexcusable, adding, i betrayed the trust of the academy. i deprived other nominees and winners of their opportunity to celebrate and be celebrated for their extraordinary work. smith's resignation means he'll never vote for who wins an oscar again, but is still eligible to win one himself. and he loses membership to one of the world's most exclusive clubs. >> there are prominent eople like tom hanks and whoopi goldberg who serve on the board of governors. so he doesn't get that status anymore. >> reporter: and tonight, one of smith's fellow best actor nominees, denzel washington, who was seen talking to smith shortly after the incident, breaking his silence during a religious leadership summit. industry publications report washington saying, i couldn't have stayed in my seat. and that the two men prayed together. washington quoted asking, who are we to condemn? i don't know all the ins and outs of the situation, but i know the only solution was prayer. >> zohr

will smith just smacked the [ bleep ] out of me. >> reporter: in a statement released overnight, smith stating in part, my actions were shocking, painful and inexcusable. i betrayed the trust of the academy. i deprived other nominees and winners of their opportunity to celebrate and be celebrated for their extraordinary work. i am heartbroken. i am resigning from membership in the academy of motion picture arts and sciences. smith can still be nominated for future work, but he loses many perks. >> he can't vote for the oscars. he doesn't get any of the perks of being part of that club. >> reporter: the academy stating overnight they received and accepted smith's immediate resignation, and they will move forward with disciplinary proceedings. smith stating he will fully accept any and all consequences for my conduct. its conduct that was initially very confusing for everyone watching. even the show's producer. in an exclusive interview, will packer telling t.j. holmes he thought the slap was staged. >> i figured, okay, you know, he's going to say something or come at him. something funn

it happened after mr rock made a joke about will smith's wife, jada pinkett smith.mr smith was given the best actor award. he has since apologised for his actions and has already resigned from the academy. so what does this ban by the academy mean in practice? clayton davis is senior awards editor at variety. in practice it doesn't mean much. in terms of, he can't attend the academy awards ceremony, can't go to any sponsored events, any screenings, can't receive any screeners through the academy platform. however he can still be nominated, he can still win an academy award over the next decade, so it hasn't really imposed anything too much in that regard. but there is still a lot of questions that surround the events of that evening, and how the academy and will smith have handled the situation. tell us more about that, because this action is against will smith but you mentioned there is criticism of the academy for not acting appropriately at the time. will it impose any actions on itself? i wouldn't expect them to impose actions on themselves, because that is not

it happened after mr rock made a joke about will smith's wife, jada pinkett smith.incident, mr smith was given the best actor award. he has since apologised for his actions and has already resigned from the academy. entertainmentjournalist perez hilton gave me his reaction to the ban. well, i think that the academy and board of governors who decided to ban will smith for a decade did what little they could do. you know, you mentioned just a moment ago that will had previously resigned from the academy. there is precedent, however, to let people that have done awful things keep their 0scars — for example, harvey weinstein, who is currently in prison, still has his 0scars, roman polanski and others — so, they were not going to take away the academy awards that he had just won for best actor but this is, more than anything, symbolic and i think quite powerfully they acknowledged — the academy themselves — their own wrongdoing in this handling the situation, unprecedented as it was, when it occurred live at the academy awards. as you mentioned, there was criticism of th

coming up next >>> there is some breaking news on will smith. the actor resigning from the academy days after he attacked chris rock on stage at the oscars when a comedian made a joke about wife jada pinkett smith. miguel almaguer now with more from hollywood. >> reporter: tonight a hollywood stunner, will smith resigning from the academy in a statement saying in part the list of those who i have hurt is long and includes chris, his family, many of my dear friends and loved ones adding he will accept any further consequences the board deems appropriate. in a statement of their own the academy says it accepts smith's resignation but will move forward with its disciplinary proceedings. >> i -- i've never felt so immediately devastated >> reporter: will packer, the oscar's top producer, detailing the drama backstage as police spoke to chris rock. >> oh, wow >> they were saying this is battery, we will go get him, we're prepared you can press charges. we can arrest him. chris was -- he was being very dismissive of those options he was like, no, i'm

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rocket made about smith's wife, jada will smith is now in major damage control mode.was reportedly facing possible expulsion or suspension from the academy. in a statement tonight, smith says he will accept any additional consequences that the academy's board of governors deems appropriate calling his actions. shocking, painful and inexcusable. the academy has responded to smith's resignation tonight saying, quote, we've received and accepted she will smith's immediate resignation from the academy of motion picture arts and sciences. we will continue to move forward with our disciplinary ocmister smith for violations of the academy standards of conduct in advance of our next scheduled board meeting on april 18th. meanwhile, this year's oscars producer is trying to set the record straight on the slap heard around the world. and the guy in charge will packer, who led the first all-black oscars production team. >> we tried to shed some light on the atmosphere in the room after the slap and why he thought will smith's fellow actors gave him a standing ovation following hi

how will smith is responding to his ten-year ban.

smith, 2nd wife during the ceremony on sunday night. thank you. and for more on this let's go to ron. so it's like beto who is an entertainment journalist in washington d. c. thanks for joining us. run say will smith has resigned from the motion picture academy where the slap is this an attempt to head off more serious penalties? do you think? in many ways it does seem that way, i think frankly blunted the impact of whatever might come in the future. so yes, i would, i would agree that that's what that's what's happening right now. and do you think he's sort of got the academy out of an awkward situation by resigning sort of preemptively and anticipating a possible, you know, dismissal? possibly. possibly it's, it's unclear what it would look like for that. i mean, who knows what they can do to him now he's no longer a member, but he says that he is open to whatever actions become. and so if they do take actions, it's interesting. see how, how that, how that will play out. so possibly they can see that he can not actually rejoin the aca

it happened after mr rock made a joke about will smith's wife, jada pinkett smith., mr smith was given the best actor award. he has since apologised for his actions and has already resigned from the academy. we can now speak to clayton davis who's senior awards editor at variety. he joins us from los angeles. thank you for being with us. as we said, will smith has resigned from the academy, this ban imposed by the board lasts ten years, what does it mean in practice? in ten years, what does it mean in ractice? , . practice? in practice it doesn't _ practice? in practice it doesn't mean - practice? in practice it doesn't mean much. l practice? in practice it| doesn't mean much. in practice? in practice it - doesn't mean much. in terms practice? in practice it _ doesn't mean much. in terms of, he can't attend the academy award ceremony, can't go to any sponsored events, any screenings, can't receive any screener however he can still be nominated, he can win an academy award over the next decade, so it hasn't really imposed anything too much in that regard. but there i

remove will smith.ake a bad situation worse. >> reporter: packer praised rock for how he handled the situation. >> did he save the show that night? >> i think he did. i think he did. he certainly saved what was left of it at that point. chris handled the moment with such grace and aplomb. >> reporter: rock told fans during his stand-up show in boston this week that he's still processing what happened. >> so at some point i'll talk about that [ bleep ]. >> reporter: thursday he faced a heckler who yelled f will smith. rock told the audience no. the academy will still have conventions for will smith's actions and they are going to announce that around april 18th. it could mean that the academy bans will smith from attending the oscars ever again. the fact that will smith has resigned means he can no longer be a voting member in the academy, so he can't vote in upcoming awards shows. now, could he still be nominated for an academy award? that's left to be seen. >> chloe mel as there. that will do it for th

of will smith resi . ninu ? reaction to this news. of will smith resigning?news. of will smith resigning? i think the _ reaction to this news. of will smith resigning? i think the whole, - reaction to this news. of will smith resigning? i think the whole, you . resigning? i think the whole, you know, i think that was the best move that he could take before the academy decide, you know, before the academy decide, you know, before the academy decided to maybe expel him. we do not know, we will not know anything further until their board meeting on april 18. to anything further until their board meeting on april 18.— meeting on april 18. to think potentially — meeting on april 18. to think potentially they _ meeting on april 18. to think potentially they would - meeting on april 18. to think potentially they would have i meeting on april 18. to think - potentially they would have pushed him? to think that is why he resigned? i him? to think that is why he resigned?— him? to think that is why he resiuned? ~ ., him? to think that is why he resiuned? ~' ., , resign

wife jada pinkett smith, lapd police were ready to arrest smith that night. >> said this is battery,y dismissive of those options like no i'm fine. >> reporter: academy of picture arts and sciences released a statement this week saying they asked smith to leave and he refused, academy leaders told smith's publicist to deliver the message to the actor. now smchris rock saying he did t want smith removed from the show. >> they were going to remove will smith, i said rock has made it clear, he does not want to make a bad situation worse. >> reporter: packer praised rock for how he handled the situation. >> did he save the show that night? >> i think he did. he certainly saved what was left of it, at that point. >> chris handled the moment with such grace. >> reporter: rock told fans during his stand-up show in boston this week that he's still processing what happened. >> so, that's some [ bleep ]. >> reporter: a member of the audience shouted f will smith, rock reportedly told the audience members, no. >> that story, so bizarre. so what does this resignation mean? >> right, this is what

smith, i mean shortly after the slap he won an oscar. so is he just sort of taking his ball and leaving it 30 minutes after the slab of he p one. the ask is lacking chords reports, the academy was trying to decide how to respond to it. and by the time, you know, you know, the kind of figure out their options, he won the award so they were kind of left out with no options. so taking his ball even, i think would be to retire at which i don't. i don't think that's what this is. he's just no part of the academy, which means he can only vote and nominees, i and probably can no longer be nominated. but beyond that, i don't think that will be taking his ball and leading on his career. ok, ron says meadow, a journalist in washington, d. c. thank you for that insight. thank you so much. you're washing dw news. here's a reminder of our main story. some 3000 residents of mary, opal have managed to flee the besieged city. but a red cross mission was forced to turn back due to dangerous conditions. for 100000 people remain trapped up next as dw sport

as best actor winner smith lashes out on stage.- as best actor winner smith lashes out on stage.ny here are furious that he _ lashes out on stage. many here are furious that he upstaged . are furious that he upstaged the night where history was made — the night where history was made but will smith made all the news. ., made but will smith made all the news-— made but will smith made all the news. ., . ,, the news. the actor will smith has apologised _ the news. the actor will smith has apologised to _ the news. the actor will smith has apologised to the - the news. the actor will smith | has apologised to the comedian chris rock for slapping him during the oscar ceremony on sunday night. he swore at him he had made a joke about his wife. chris rock arriving in boston, his first show since being slapped by will smith. he: got a huge standing ovation and it was a five—minute one. incommode went on and on and on. he got all teared up in and stuff. we put this points to bbc news and they told us this was a significant story for several reasons.

smith smacking presenter chris rock after he made a joke about smith's wife, jada. >> when the devil comes at you, maybe it's because you're trying to do something right. and for whatever reason, the devil got ahold of him, of that circumstance. >> reporter: actor/producer tyler perry was there too, but washington would only reveal so much. >> i won't say what we talked about, but there but for the grace of god go any of us. >> reporter: hollywood executives tonight appear to be less magnanimous. despite smith's track record as a box office star -- >> the last time. >> reporter: the hollywood reporter sites an anonymous source saying sony is pausing development on "bad boys 4" and netflix is reportedly backing away from another smith movie, "fast & loose. there is no comment tonight from sony, netflix or smith. >> will smith's career will always have to deal with this very serious situation, but i don't think that it's forever tarnished. >> reporter: now the entertainment world turns its attention to music's grammy awards. kanye west barred from performing at tonight's event after tr

but it's got matt smith in it! matt smith is great.the stuff that you want. meanwhile, jared leto is doing the, you know, "i'mjared leto, and i'm just going to do this with my hair a little bit." and the film — unfortunately, every moment that matt smith isn't on screen, it's just the plodding jared leto thing. plus, every single idea in it... so when he takes the serum, he suddenly becomes very physically active — likejeff goldblum in the fly. there's the thing with the the blood transfusion, the vampire — like near dark, which is one of my favourite films of all time. there's a boat which is called the murnau — oh, now we're referring back to nosferatu. it's one of those movies in which every single idea has been done before better in a previous film. and i saw it in a paying screening, and there were about nine people in the screening. and the audience was notable for how quiet it was. and i don't think it was reverentially quiet. it was just like, "is this finished yet?" one of those — best out, however, lift our spirits? yes, so t

we can arrest him. >> plus, the decision not to remove smith from the ceremony. >> do you wish will smith had left after that? do you wish he did not remain a part of your ceremony? >> and what packer thought about that best actor standing ovation and acceptance speech, only on "gma" this morning. >>> overnight, a possible strike on russian territory. this as moscow was forced to abandon nuclear power plant chernobyl and in ukraine's capital, two missile strikes on kyiv. >> reporter: we just heard an enormous explosion here towards the north of where we're standing. >> one with our reporter on the air. >>> president biden's big move, tapping into the nation's emergency oil reserve, the largest release ever to help ease soaring gas prices. the impact it's already having this morning. >>> january 6th investigation heating up. former president trump's son-in-law jared kushner testifies before the committee. >>> tiktok and snapchat crackdown? attorneys general in 43 states and washington, d.c. calling for more parental controls. >>> peanut butter recall. why skippy is pulling 162,000 pound of

smith.ith was given the best actor award. joining me now is peter bowes. what els did the academy say about its decision and how it handled the situation? clive: -- per: they say will smith's behavior detracted from the purpose of the oscars, to pay tribute to those working in the film industry, their achievements, and the nominees and winners over the previous year. as we know, the action of will smith -- actions of will smith dominated the coverage in the hours and days afterwards and that is a key reason they have imposed this punishment. a ban from all academy events over the next decade. they also acknowledged some fault in the way they dealt with the situation on the night. moving forward they say they want to take actions to protect their guests in the future. it is also clear they want to do some work to rebuild their own image. nada: does this mean will smith can be nominated in the future? peter: it does mean he can continue to be nominated. nothing suggests he is banned as a poten

especially that it would be will smith.you're going to pick out of a crowd of the top actors -- and i'm not going to name new name specifically -- but the top of my list would not of been will smith. >> it would've been a female actress? speak or use sexist, jessica? you assume it's a male act there. there is a 22. >> i don't how this turned around on me. [laughter] >> but you still run into these debates. last weekend with a couple in which the husband said it was a really awful thing that will smith that and the wife like government said you mean wouldn't do that for me? >> really? >> when you get outside of the hollywood media bubble people have a different perspective on it. >> exactly. >> i think data is angry at him and mortified. i think it's embarrassing behavior and there's also another wasted two. >> my wife was like i see why he slapped them when i was like let's not get into this. all right, up next white house staffers complaining the liberal media isn't doing enough cheerleading on the biden presidency. my a1c

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. >>> chris rock back on stage for the first time since that will smith attack what he is saying about the shocking moment new video of jada pinkett smith seconds after the slap and new questions, did the academy really ask smith to leave >>> the federa investigation into hunter biden's taxes and business dealings heating up. >>> from the battlefield to the kitchen, the army veteran turned tiktok star "inspiring america. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening, everyone russian intentions are still difficult to sort out, but judging by their actions, kyiv is still very much in their sites tonight. while putin's forces pivot to the east, u.s. military officials say the tempo of russian air assaults has picked up over the last 24 hours and that the capital is very much under threat from air strikes. elsewhere, ukrainian troops say they continue to draw blood against the invaders this video of a russian tank burning recorded in slaboda, a village near kharkiv, which the ukrainians claim has been liberated. and there's word that the chernobyl nuclear pla

will smith resigned from the academy just last week industry officials say smith can still be nominatedid will smith have to say in response? quote, i accept and respect the academy's decision that's it. matt belloni is with us. matt, it's good to see you again. what sort of punishment is this? >> it's not very much. because honestly, will smith doesn't typically go to the oscars anyway. so banning him from attending for ten years doesn't take that much away from him the bigger punishment would have been to say, you cannot be nominated or win for ten years the academy did not go that far. >> they didn't go that far some said they should take ai was his oscar. why do you think they restrained himself? >> taking away someone's physical oscar is a big step, because people like harvey weinstein, roman polanski, they have oscars and their oscars were not rescinded doing this would have gone over that threshold i'm not surprised they didn't do that i would have thought that they would have stepped in and said, you're not going to be able to be honored by this organization for ten years. >> do

but what's happening with his oscar and how smith is reacting. >>> the two men accused of impersonating federal agents appearing virtually in court new images of the massive arsenal prosecutors say they amassed. >>> the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap michigan's governor ending with no convictions what the prosecution is saying >>> the white house saying president biden at some point could test positive for covid as cases in the capitol surge >>> and the historic launch. one giant leap for space tourism. >> announcer: this is nbc "nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening another town most of us never heard of now the site of another horror most of us never imagined it happened in the eastern ukraine city what u.s. officials say was a russian short range ballistic missile striking a train station where several thousand civilian refugees waited for passage to safer regions. the results we should warn you are what we have sadly come to expect in russia's scorched earth invasion baby strollers, backpacks, bags of food littered around red stained sidewalks. a stuffe

smith was asked to leave the oscars but refused.here were conversations of asking smith to leave, one of the show's producer ultimately asked the actor to stay. people are flocking to see flock as he continues his nationwide comedy tour in boston. >> from a business standpoint, i would bet that chris rock is positioning himself to increase ticket sales as he moves forward. >> reporter: dr. fletcher does not think rock will press charges against smith. >> he's not going to press charges because it is not good for business or i don't think it is good for his image. i don't think he wants to be seen as a comedian as a damper. >> reporter: cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >>> tonight sfmta and city leaders celebrating by lighting up a new sculpture along the line. it was part of as six-year, $345 million improvement project. taking the bus will get you down to venus 30% faster. you can see the bus plane from the middle of your screen. the rapid corridor running from market to bay. >>> tens of thousands of renters in california are protec

"the news with shepard smith." >> good evening. ukraine was responsible for a daring helicopter attack on russian soil that blew up a fuel depot. that's new tonight from a senior u.s. defense official. one ukrainian military official did deny that ukraine carried out the surprise air strike that you see here across the border but another official's responseh was more ambiguous at any rate, these are eyewitness videos of the alleged attack if true it would be ukraine's boldest and most stunning counter-attack yet you saw there the two low flying choppers unleashing a barrage on the depot. you saw there the tw and then they swooped away before dawn. the russians immediately blamed the ukrainians of course that raised questions of whether russia was lying again. here's a map of the area the fuel depot is in the russian city of belgorod, not far from kharkiv, ukraine's second largest city russian sieve we have seen some of the fiercest fighting there. this is video of the fiery aftermath. the kremlin says the strike could hurt ongoing

anyway, we have new footage tonight showing that will smith's wife jade up pinkett smith actually laughed after the joke, after the slap at the sunday awards show. we will re-racket for you a few times. take a look. [laughter looping] according to "radar online," there is a secret 32nd video showing what apparently it was his wife according to reports. we have not confirmed it. our own lawrence jones, l.j., was at chris rock show last night. talk to attendees outside the wilbur theatre. take a look. >> what did you think about it? >> we watched chris rock. he was hysterical. didn't get into the whole thing with will smith. >> i was disappointed he didn't bring up the whole will smith scenario but... >> you wanted him to talk about it more? >> i understand, he's doing a stand-up special. wanted to work through his set. >> i'd expect he'd write something nice for it. >> did you think that was the right route, not even addressing it really. he said he wanted more time to process question mike >> i can't get in his head. i had to respect his decision. >> all the hype that was built around him

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to hollywood villain, will smith's slap of chris rock stunned the oscars.ward acceptance speech divided people, as he did not say sorry to rock. that only came later in a social media post, but now will smith has gone further. in a statement he said... will smith resigning, - i think the whole, you know, i think that was the best move that he could take before - the academy decide, - before the academy decided to maybe expel him. given its status as the inner circle of the american film industry, losing his membership of the motion picture academy will hurt will smith. in its statement, the academy said... but what could that mean? questions remain about what is going to happen to his oscar. in the past, the academy has chosen not to remove oscars, even from disgraced figures like roman polanski and harvey weinstein. no, never! you all will never do that again! with a typical hollywood twist on events, one of his films due for release is a follow—up to bad boys. the sequel to will smith's own life may depend on how the academy reacts when it meets later thi

as we all know, smith slapped chris rock on stage after smith -- after rock told a joke about smith'sh. the academy says that meeting was originally scheduled for two weeks from now but it's been moved to this friday. the idea, they say, is to address possible sanctions for smith more quickly. smith, though, has apologized for his actions since. >> okay. rob mayeda with one last word about this heat wave. is it a heat wave? it's just 48 hours of heat. >> that's a good point. couple days. but tomorrow we're going to want to be indoors as we get 80s and 90s. san francisco and oakland into the 80s. could break records. as you see the low to mid 90s. but as raj pointed out it starts to fade by friday by the weekend it's long gone and then we go cooler and could even see a chance of showers by monday. so from summer back to a little taste of winter for the sierra perhaps early next week. >> well, you've warned us, so we know what to expect. >> there you go. >> thanks, rob. >>> tonight at 7:00, bay area lawyers helping ukrainian refugees at the u.s.-mexico border. we'll tell you how they're

can you explain why smith is important and what he meant adam smith had the fortune of being the most famous economist in the world in a day and age before google where adam smith would have been lost in the shuffle for the vanilla-ness of his name, but in 1776 when wealth of nations was published and his equally significant, but somewhat lesser known book theory of moral sentiments this book, which i found from this quote that you referred which i found from russ roberts refers to something that smith hit upon that i think is profoundly important about human nature. the characterization that adam smith talked about self-interest in a gordon gecko way that we all operate from self-interest meaning i'm going to get what's best for myself. is entirely ignorant? adam smith did speak to the rather obvious reality of incentives that when we go to work to provide for our family, which sounds like a noble thing. we are inevitably doing commerce with somebody else and that it is benefiting and that those are good things in it's this the construct of the invisible hand. but what smith says her

smith.abc news. >> my heart dropped. i just remember thinking, oh, no. oh, no. not like this. i never feled like i did at tha moment. comedy bit. >> i said did he really hit you? he goes, i just took a punch from muhammad ali. >> reporter: the lapd on scene asking rock if he liked to press charges. >> they were saying this is battery. we will get him. >> rock declined. >> reporter: packer said there were plans to physically remove submit. academy confirmed to leave the ceremony, but refused. packer explained. >> i said rock has made it clear that he does not want to make a bad situation worse. >> reporter: the comedian said he is not ready to comment. >> i'm still kind of processing. >> reporter: the academy has yet to say what smith will face. itis fair to say the resignation will not absolve smith from the next move. the next board meeting is april 18th. kristen and peter. >> the situation is heartbreaking and awful. i feel for the winners whose moment was missed. lady gaga. >> and histori